From: Joe
To: City Council
Subject: Rethink RV Ordinance
Date: Tuesday, February 15, 2022 3:44:29 PM
Hello,
I am disturbed by the new ordinance regarding RVs on the streets of Sebastopol. While I understand this may prohibit long term encampments, it will really hurts the citizens who have families visiting. We have a small camper (smaller than most cars) that we park in front of our house that we purchased as an emergency evacuation vehicle more than for recreational purposes. This is so important for us to be able to leave during emergencies and also allows us space for family to come visit since we have a small house. This rule, like most, will truly affect the impoverished and needs more consideration.
Our neighbors had a new baby during Covid and their families were able to visit only because they had a camper. As neighbors we were the only ones affected and we thought it was wonderful that these new grandparents could see and help with their grandchild. What a shame if they could not visit or had to go into debt to stay in a costly hotel to see their family.
Please reconsider this ordinance and take more time to see who is really being affected by this.
Thank you!
Joe LeBlanc